1) `npm install` on two different machines at the same point in time was guaranteed to install the same set of dependency versions.
1b) shrinkwrap was standard.
2) it was faster.
3) you could run a private repo off a static file server.
1) `npm install` on two different machines at the same point in time was guaranteed to install the same set of dependency versions.
1b) shrinkwrap was standard.
2) it was faster.
3) you could run a private repo off a static file server.